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1 Introduction to Mary Shelley and Frankenstein

2 Mary Shelley Daughter of famous writer William Godwin (wrote about injustice in government) and famous feminist Mary Wollstonecraft. Mary was born five months after her parents married. Her mother died of complications after giving birth. Mary was educated by her father and other famous guest writers in her home (Samuel Coleridge). She met Percy Shelley and proposed marriage after his marriage to his first wife was dissolved. Mary and Percy had a daughter who died from being premature and a son was born a year later. They took a tour of Europe with Mary’s sister and Lord Byron, who had the group write ghost stories for entertainment=Frankenstein began to take shape.

3 Do you like or dislike scary movies
Do you like or dislike scary movies? Why do some people find it entertaining to be scared?

4 How Frankenstein came to be
During the summer of 1816, Lord Byron invited Percy Blysshe Shelley and others to his villa by Lake Geneva. Byron suggested a contest to see who could write the scariest ghost story. Nineteen-year-old Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin (who would marry Shelley later after his wife drowned herself) won. The result was Frankenstein, and she was encouraged to have it published. The idea emerged from a dream she had.

5 Genre Many regard Frankenstein as the first ever science fiction novel. It is also a gothic, horror novel.

6 Idea of “Playing God” Victor Frankenstein uses dead body parts to bring life to something once dead. Possibly by electricity

7 Idea of “Playing God” Jurassic Park-John Hammond clones the DNA from insects preserved in prehistoric amber to bring dinosaurs back.

8 Hundreds of Adaptations
Frankenstein in Film Hundreds of Adaptations

9 Creature: Book vs. Movie
Book Movies *Creature is humanized *Creature is dehumanized *Intelligent and can speak *Mute *Caring and compassionate *Raging and violent *Feels guilt and confusion when *Grunts and shouts hurting another *Kills without remorse *Very lonely (has feelings) *No feelings *Yellow skin *Green skin *Long hair *Bolts in neck *Nurture *Flat head *Nature

10 Allusions to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein are EVERYWHERE!
Songs Cartoons Toys Movies Books Comics Shows Commercials

11 Frankenstein in Life and Politics
Dolly the sheep Embryonic stem cell research Designer babies Abortion with defect Cloning

12 Abortion “When I thought of him, I gnashed my teeth, my eyes became inflamed, and I ardently wished to extinguish that life which I had so thoughtlessly made.” –Dr. Frankenstein “I, the miserable and abandoned, am an abortion, to be spurned at, and kicked, and trampled on.” –The Creature

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